Advertising sign



May 29, 1928. 1,671,861

. c. A. HARRIS ET AL ADVERTISING SIGN Filed N 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ,3 I BY W INVENTOR ww ss j wzzagfi i m ATTOR NEY May 29, 1928. 1,671,861 r .A. HARRIS ET AL ADVERTISING SIGN Filed NO 1927 r 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 29, 1928. i i it i amiss A. Emits; 61* ats sense; r r i W- mmw Ourpresent inventive has refereiiceto an front oi a store or repair: shop-to which the advertisingsignof at pe designedfl to at is to direct attention; "The sign intractattention to a part cular class of goods chides ahoriz ontal support 1 which; inthe 7 sold orhandle'dhy' a merchant, repairmanfmain,1is iormedffrom aSingle strip of tin 1e 6 or'thelil'ge, r iror m 'lhis sup ort lis centrally rouIi ed A further fobjectis "the "provisioh of a u oiivitself so t at thefihorizontal flange 2 sign which will 'attra'ct 'attention to'ift storejj t ereofiyqillybe extended inwiirdly, and the r or repair shop e ven when a party is -hflfible vertical flange3vwill be projected iipwardl to read the characters or letters oi the sign 1 The rounded portion is continued rearwardi y 10 A further object is the provisioflofa 'slgn ijand the'arms thereoffia re spaced awiaiy from "that shall be efledtitelygsufiported {1 oh themeaehothei to provide' a widened ortionw In frontofa 'store, repairfshoporthehkeand theshowing of the drawings,"t is "W'idenied which in turn 'efli'ectively supportsthereonifiportior is shaped to correspond with "the "a transparentbody formed to portraythef shape of the toe, outer portionof. the sole class of goods soldorrepaired'm the-store and theheel of ajshoe, the Sigllilikthei resand: in which provision is madefor ilhihiient instanbe, being ofaityp'e to been'i ii oyed 7 hating the transigarent hodyso'thatithe same 'by dealers in shoes or ,by:shoefrepairers. wi11 beam'p1y" splztyed inthenight time,"From the rear Lorj heel portionfofthe bod and "further wherein-the raysof :lightffrom I the armss thereof 'are continued rearward y inparaHe lism, as indicated bythe'nuinerals A stillfurther object'is"theprovisi'onofan- 4. The arms ymergeirito oppositely dielectricallyilluminatedsign inwhieh an il- 'rectedeai'wp'ortiolis fig the said ears being -luminated""bddy]is formed togorthry the fiiittened sndheirig provided with openings class of goods sold oriepaired" a dinwhfich for the reception 'of securing 'elefnentsthat the wires'for'thebulbs 'inthegbod' "aretonenter {the front 7119f; the-store or repair cealed in the iframe br-"supportjo the sign. "shopi 'The arellel ztlriishgat the rear por- 30 i To the "attainment of t He aboVehrUaidIy tions thereo piovided withtheeersiiyand stated obj ects and variolis others which will T? the portiohsjt'heriaof at the juncture of "the dppearas the hat'ure of the invention is widened outer*pztrt'of'thesup orteiebon 30 better imderstood,theinventiomresides inunectedtogether zindre inforcecbyplates 8. e

theconstruction;combination "and operative "Also the rear orheel of the'widenedouter association of I arts, one of at number of portion "off-the si p port has pblssed there= satisfactory em odimentsio'fuwhiclris illus throligh' 'e fbbl t or rod 9' whose ends are tratedby thev accompanyingdrdwin'gs. I roundedupon t hemselves toprovide eyes 10 35 ;I'n thedraWings: l r i i "arid to eaoh'ofthese eyes there is seciired Figu1'e1 is aside elevatio xrof anhdver-" "efiuy or supportingrope oifieahle 11. These {tising sign' in accordance with this invention. icp. les Have their ree'ends securedto eyes Figureflisie top'planwiewlthereof, IQ foi nedontheouter ftces of pletes13'that r Figure 3-is anapproxiniately sectional?'arevfiixed'to'the frontT offlthe storeor-repair' 40 view on the line 3 3 ofFigure 1. i shop totheoppositesides and above the Figure 4"is"a plaIi viewf lookingtoward ears 6. 1 I i r it the main'supp'ortofthefsign. n i The support ebove described has secured Figure 5 is enhpprorirn'a'tely centrail lonthereto fen'd is braced by e, Trme l The gitudi al sectional viewthrough theitmnsfra'nieis: also of metal; the outer member 45 parent body of the improvement twillus- 14 of'yvhich being 'fixed to -thecentral or toe v are erranged therein. andfthtemiiPer horizontel'elemerit 150 [the Figure 6 isa trainsy erse 'sectiofial";v'iewfr&trfle being; fiXed'totheftontW gndT-being 'approximatelyronftheiliiie 6-6 of Figure 4;- rounded towardsnd securedhetween on (11- 50W Figure '7 is a detail-trensverse sectional rectlylto the psirallel arms fi offthe siipport,

viewapproxiniately ontheline7 7= offFig-"y The"lower-horizontal inernberVlfi of the ure 4. i 'fra'mefhes aninner angleexbension- 17di- Our'novelend improved 'adyertisingsign reeted toward and SQECI I IQdIO 'theip'alfallel is designed' to be fixedly supported ontheportio'ns 5 of the suppers Between the upper and lower horizontal elements of the frame there is a vertical connecting member or plate 18. The outer portion of this frame has secured therein a suitable si 11 19. Designed to rest on the horizontal anges provided on the outer and widened portion of the sup ort there is the sole and heel portions of a ollow transparent body 20. The body in the showing of the drawings is in the form of a shoe. The toe portion ofthis shoe is passed through an arched stra 21 whose ends are secured to the sides the widened portion of the body. This strap is provided with a lurality of apertures 22.

Arising from t e support, at the juncture of the widened outer portion and the parallel arms thereof, there is a tubularstandard 23. This standard, onits upper end, is formed or otherwise provided with what I will term a flan over the top of t e body 1. Passing through the flange of the cap member 24 there are headed threaded elements 25, and these elements are received between oustanding flanges 26 on the up er portion of the hol-v low and transparent ody 20.

The top of the cap member 24 has secured upon its lower face a disc 27 which is re-. ceived in the open top ortion of the transparent body and w ich snugly contacts with the inner wall thereof. The disc has a centrally depending part 28 in which is screwed the base of a lamp bulb 29.

Fixed in the top of the toeportion oi the hollow trans arent body 20 there is-a clip or .bracket 30 t at engages with the base rtion of a second bulb31. .The wires. om both of the bulbs are suitablyencased, the wires from the bulb 31 being directed along the base and bottomand the rear portion of r the hollow body 20 and from thence being directed to the tubularfstandard 23 between the parallel arms 5 of the support, while the encased wires for the bulb 29 .passthrough a suitable opening in the disc 27 and arealso directed through the tubular sup ort 23 and between the parallel arms 5 of t a support. Of course, the wires assthrough an openin in the wall 20 an are connectedto suitable plugs which are screwedin wall'sockets.

From the foregoin description when read in connection with t e accompanying drawings, it will be seen that we have provided a sign which will effectively attract attention to theparticulai' class of goods sold in a store. or the particular class of goods repaired in the store or shop. The sup ort is raced in a manner that will sustainthe same in a horizontal position and will prevent its. displacement or ,dislod ent re gardless of weather conditions. he ca 24 effectively protects the interior of the ho low itranesparent body 20, and as previously stat the frame for the sign 19 reinforces the support. When illuminated the bulbs from the scribed iswell suited I forth, itis not intended to limit the invencap 24 that is arranged the spread portion of the mem by the strap and said flange, means at the will direct the rays of light through the trans arent body in all directions, certain of such ight rays from the bulb 31 passing apertures in the strap 21, the cap obscuring t e upward direction of the rays from the bulb 29. Therays of light from both of the bulbs will pass through the widened or spread outer portion of the support on which the transparent body rests so that the sign,19v will have both of its sides or faces illuminated.

-While the advertis' si herein deor t e purposeset tion to such, details of cons ruction or arrangement of parts, as we hold ourselves entitled to make all such changes therefrom as fairly. fall Within the scope of what we claim.

Having described the. claim is: ,7 i Y 1. A sign designed to be supported on the front of a store or the like, comprising, in combination, a horizontal member having its inner end fixed and its outer rtion invention, what we spread apart to widen the same, sai member having an outer continuous upstanding flange, a transverse apnrtured strapliaving its ends secured to. the forward portion of the member, a transparent body resting on the spread portion of the member engaged by the strap, and said flange, means at the rear" of the spread portion of the member engaging the top of the transparent body and closing the same and means for illuminating the transparentbody.

2. A sign designed to he supported on the front of a store or the. like, comprising, in combination, a horizontal member having its" inner end fixed and its outer portion spread apart to widen the same, said member having an outer continuous upstanding ilange, a transverse apertured strap havin its endssecured to the forwardportion o themember, a trt bod resting on rear. of the spread rtion of the member engaging thetop o the transparent body andclosing the same, means for illuminating the transparent-body, a truss frame cen trally beneath-and bracing the member and a sign carried by the truss frame.

3. A sign for the urpose setyforth, comprising a support w ich includes, an angle 11'011 centrally rounded upon itself havin its sides continued ,rearwardly in space relation and from thence broughtv partly together and extended in parallelism, ears on the last mentionedlarms of the members for the reception of securing elements, spacing means between the parallel arms of the member, an apertured strap having its ends secured to the outer and spread portion of the member, a transparent body engaged formed to portray a class of goods having its base port-ion received in the spread portion of the angle member and engaged by the larly arranged flanged cap to be received over the open top of the transparentbody,

adjustable means passing through the flange of the cap and contacting with the body, a

truss frame depending from and secured centrally to the member, said truss frame designed to support a sign, lamp bulbs in the hollow body having their conductors directed through the cap and through the hollow standardbetween the closely related parallel arms of the angle member. a In testimony whereof we aflix our sig natures 1 CHARLES A. HARRIS. GEORGE ROUSH. 

